Appropriation is a common technique and is employed by many of the artists featured in Tate Triennial 2006. Although appropriation and the juxtaposition of images and facts is a recurring theme in recent art, the Triennial identifies a significant reinvigoration of the practice.

This symposium seeks to probe and debate the exhibition’s claims about the current state of appropriation by bringing together artists, academics and critics to address the themes of archive, re-enactment and memory. The speakers include Beatrix Ruf, Sturtevant, TJ Demos, Ken Russell, Amelia Jones, Jan Verwoert, Marc Camille Chaimowicz and Olivia Plender.

Online Events are working with two of the artists performing live as part of Tate Triennial 2006 at Tate Britain throughout April, producing archival material that represents both the development and performance of the works Linder, The Working Class Goes to Paradise 2000–2006 and Lali Chetwynd, The Fall of Man: a puppet extravaganza! 2006. Archives are available 5 May and 12 May 2006 respectively.